pest_control_test_20130606101506 Flashcards
What is series of events from egg to adult called?
life cycle
What is Metamorphosis?
Change that must take place befor the young insect matures into an adult.
What phylum do all insects-related animals belong to ?
Arthropods
What are Arachnids?
Spiders, Mites, Ticks
What is the difference between winged ants and termites swarmers?
A pinched waist, elbowed antennae, and wings of different lengths.
Which ant species has a heart shaped abdomen ?
Acrobat ants
Where do odorous house ants get their name ?
Odor give off when crushed.
What type control is best for red imported fire ants?
Bait and 7 or more days later spray or dust.
cockroach species most economically important urban pest ?
German cockroach
What is Budding
branching out forming new colonies.
Largest domestic cockroach
American cockroach
Where are Asian cockroaches mainly found?
coastal areas of south Carolina
Social system of bees and wasps made up of
workers and a queen (s)
Wasp,hornets,bees categorized 2 groups
Social solitary
mud dauber food for larvae
spiders
shape of mason wasp nest
ceramic pot
why remove pedicel of paper wasp nest?
queen will rebuild nest on it.
color of baldfaced hornet s face
white
group scorpion belongs to?
Arachnid family
Seasonal invader known as reflex bleeder/
Lady bug
Name of most common clothes moth in SC
Case-making clothes moth
sign of silverfish & fire-brat infestation?
irregularly chewed patches
biting arthropod that gives off sweet odor
bed bugs
most important flea species affecting animals
cat flea
How do ticks find host?
crawl up vertical surfaces in one big mass
How are lice transmitted?
transmitted from host to host personal contact
key to chigger control
personal protection, insect repellent, lawn mowedcutt
source reduction methods for mosquitoes
eliminating breeding places/any standingwater
where are sand flies found
coastal areas
how to stare control of stable flies?
exclusion,light traps,cleaning up breeding materials regularly
SC and us most common fly species
house fly
first fly species to feed on dead carcass
blow fly
another name for a Phorid fly?
Scuttle flies
Roach Order
Dictyortant/ Blattodea
Termite order
Isoptera
Flea order
Siphonaptera
Flies/Mosquitoes order
Diptera
Beetles Order
Coleoptera
Butterflies/moths Order
Lepidoptera
bees wasp ants order
Hymenoptera
Avicide
controls birds
Desiccants categories
Removes protective coating from body/silica aerogel/ diatomaccous earth